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Mind Quotes

"You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself."

"You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

16

"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?"

"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?"

Laurence J. Peter, Canadian Writer

16

"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer."

"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer."

William S. Burroughs, American Writer

Mind, Questions, Relax, Will

16

"Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind."

"Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind."

Edith Piaf, French Musician

16

"The animators are absolutely extraordinary. It's mind-boggling."

"The animators are absolutely extraordinary. It's mind-boggling."

Helena Bonham Carter, British Actress

16

"My mind is vacant on names, but I know him as well as anything. When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back."

"My mind is vacant on names, but I know him as well as anything. When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back."

Imogen Cunningham, American Photographer

16

"Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems."

"Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems."

Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist

Mind, Play, Problems

16

"But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer does that."

"But I do not have the reader in mind when I write. No true writer does that."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

16

"You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all - just don't call me an old one, because I'm not."

"You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all - just don't call me an old one, because I'm not."

Doris Roberts, American Actress

Mind, Old, Woman

16

"Size is not a reality, but a construct of the mind; and space a construct to contain constructs."

"Size is not a reality, but a construct of the mind; and space a construct to contain constructs."

Robert Anton Wilson, American Writer

Mind, Reality, Space

16

"I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind."

"I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind."

Graham Nash, British Musician

16

"Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind."

"Ever since I was really little, I've had characters that were in my mind."

Terry Goodkind, American Writer

16

"We've got to have mind-collecting weeks in our zendos where your mind tries to fly off like a Tinker Toy and like a good soldier you put it back together with your eyes closed except of course the whole thing is wrong."

"We've got to have mind-collecting weeks in our zendos where your mind tries to fly off like a Tinker Toy and like a good soldier you put it back together with your eyes closed except of course the whole thing is wrong."

Jack Kerouac, American Novelist

Mind, Mindfulness, Discipline, Focus, Patience

16

"I wouldn't mind getting emotionally involved with a woman."

"I wouldn't mind getting emotionally involved with a woman."

Frank Bruno, British Athlete

15

"Have a mind that's open to everything, get attached to nothing."

"Have a mind that's open to everything, get attached to nothing."

Gary Busey, American Actor

Mind, Nothing, Open

15

"I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind."

"I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind."

Calista Flockhart, American Actress

15

"I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that."

"I saw Ellen and my knees were weak. It was amazing. And it was very hard for me to get her out of my mind after that. Then when I saw her that night, we started talking, and that's that."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

Mind, Night, Talking

15

"But I don't think of any particular viewer in mind other than myself."

"But I don't think of any particular viewer in mind other than myself."

Richard Serra, American Sculptor

15

"Passion and strife bow down the mind."

"Passion and strife bow down the mind."

Virgil, Roman Poet

15

"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both."

"If you use your mind to study reality, you won't understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you'll understand both."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Mind, Reality, Study

15

"My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished."

"My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished."

Robert Frank, Swiss Photographer

15

"I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it."

"I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to it I could actually accomplish it."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

15

"I had a million questions to ask God: but when I met Him, they all fled my mind; and it didn't seem to matter."

"I had a million questions to ask God: but when I met Him, they all fled my mind; and it didn't seem to matter."

Christopher Morley, American Author

Mind, Questions

15

"Mind is a beautiful servant, a dangerous master."

"Mind is a beautiful servant, a dangerous master."

Osho, Indian Philosopher

15

"And some places you been before are so great that you don't ever mind going back. Some places you been before you don't ever want to go back, you know, like Montreal in the Winter."

"And some places you been before are so great that you don't ever mind going back. Some places you been before you don't ever want to go back, you know, like Montreal in the Winter."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Mind, Want, Winter

15

"Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind."

"Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind."

Eric Heiden, American Athlete

15

"And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind."

"And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind."

Thomas Shadwell, English Dramatist

15

"I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible."

"I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible."

Bobby McFerrin, American Musician

Mind, Singing, Want

15

"To win Grand Slams you have to be in the right frame of mind, the right physical shape."

"To win Grand Slams you have to be in the right frame of mind, the right physical shape."

Jennifer Capriati, American Athlete

15

"Every night, I have to read a book, so that my mind will stop thinking about things that I stress about."

"Every night, I have to read a book, so that my mind will stop thinking about things that I stress about."

Britney Spears, American Musician

Mind, Night, Stress, Thinking

15

"Tact is after all a kind of mind reading."

"Tact is after all a kind of mind reading."

Sarah Orne Jewett, American Author

Mind, Reading, Tact

15

"We wanted to guide the musicians, so we could create our own sound. We would never let the band just go in and play the chord sheets. We were very focused on what we had in mind for these productions."

"We wanted to guide the musicians, so we could create our own sound. We would never let the band just go in and play the chord sheets. We were very focused on what we had in mind for these productions."

Lamont Dozier, American Musician

Mind, Musicians, Play, Sound

15

"Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself."

"Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself."

Henry James, American Writer

15

"Wouldn't want to write the X-Men, and I suppose the X-Men is the ultimate Marvel comic, and I really wouldn't want to go anywhere near it at all, although on the other had I wouldn't mind having a crack at something like the Punisher."

"Wouldn't want to write the X-Men, and I suppose the X-Men is the ultimate Marvel comic, and I really wouldn't want to go anywhere near it at all, although on the other had I wouldn't mind having a crack at something like the Punisher."

Garth Ennis, Irish Writer

15

"While sleeping, we're free to be what we really are, nothing more, nothing less."

"While sleeping, we're free to be what we really are, nothing more, nothing less."

Ilchi Lee, South Korean Author

Mind, Dream, Identity, Freedom, Self

15

"I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all."

"I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all."

Pamela Stephenson, Australian Actress

15

"I'm a historian in my own mind."

"I'm a historian in my own mind."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

15

"But there was nothing I could do to dim the supernovae exploding inside my brain, an endless chain of intra cranial firecrackers."

"But there was nothing I could do to dim the supernovae exploding inside my brain, an endless chain of intra cranial firecrackers."

John Green, American Author

Mind, Thought, Experience, Truth

15

"An unsolved problem bothers one's mind, just as a small stone in the shoe,until an idea for solving the problem comes to mind."

"An unsolved problem bothers one's mind, just as a small stone in the shoe,until an idea for solving the problem comes to mind."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Mind, Problem, Thinking, Idea

15

"The highest heaven is not in the sky, it is in the human mind."

"The highest heaven is not in the sky, it is in the human mind."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Mind, Wisdom, Truth, Inspirational, Power

15

"When you spend time worrying, you're simply using your imagination to create things you don't want."

"When you spend time worrying, you're simply using your imagination to create things you don't want."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Mind, Worry, Truth, Life, Imagination

15

"Have you ever wondered what your subconscious mind looks like? Well today, I can show you."

"Have you ever wondered what your subconscious mind looks like? Well today, I can show you."

David Icke, English Athlete

14

"So wearing a corset certainly changes your state of mind."

"So wearing a corset certainly changes your state of mind."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

14

"While there I began to study the Asian religions as theories of mind."

"While there I began to study the Asian religions as theories of mind."

Daniel Goleman, American Author

Mind, Study, Theories

14

"Problems only exist in the human mind."

"Problems only exist in the human mind."

Anthony de Mello, Indian Teacher

14

"To be honest, I don't want No. 1's anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the odd few, but I'd also like a record going in at eight and staying around."

"To be honest, I don't want No. 1's anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the odd few, but I'd also like a record going in at eight and staying around."

Robbie Williams, British Musician

Mind, Now, Want, Wrong

14

"The mind's passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell."

"The mind's passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell."

Adrienne Rich, American Poet

Mind, Obscurity, Passion

14

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

Rene Descartes, French Mathematician

14

"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."

"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."

Andrew Johnson, American President

Mind, Poor, Word

14

"A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic."

"A rich poet from Harvard has no sense in his mind, except the aesthetic."

Beatrice Wood, American Artist

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